Trackbacks - On the Equality and Inequality of the Genders

Trackbacks - On the Equality and Inequality of the Genders http://ateam.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/17/1825061.html <a href="http://ateam.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/10/1814098.html">Ms. Kipnis</a> was right about feminism, in that its goal is to find equality with men. It seeks to overthrow a history of abusive male oppression, at least as perceived by the feminists. It is built on the historical understanding (whether right or wrong) that women have been treated as weak and inferior to men, and since this is not the case, builds an ideology centered on correcting this view. In my next Friday/gender post I will look specifically at the history of feminism. Towards that goal, we must first understand (as much as possible) the Biblical equalities and inequalities of women and men. In any discussion of this matter I believe there is one essential place for us to start. We must begin with the essential equality between women and men. This too is where the Bible begins; the blessing of God’s creation (Gen 1:27). “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” As is often the case “man” refers to male and female (i.e. mankind). God created both male and female in His image meaning they are of equal worth and value. The image of God is never destroyed in mankind (though it is distorted by the fall), for His image is given as the reason for man not to murder (Gen 9:6). Despite the impact of sin, male and female still bear God’s image and are therefore valuable. We are more like God then anything else in the universe, and though we are not God, He has granted us value and worth in creation that renders every single human being equally precious and significant. Furthermore, God created male and female as perfect complements of one another. In Genesis and in the New Testament we are told that in marriage husband and wife constitute one flesh (Gen 2:24, Mt 19:6, 1 Cor 6:16, Eph 5:31). Coupled with the recurring condemnations of homosexua en-us Trackbacks - On the Equality and Inequality of the Genders http://ateam.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/17/1825061.html http://www.vpop.net/image.gif